Ryzen 5 9600X
AMD · Aug 2024
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46 / 100 spec score
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Ryzen 5 9600X vs Apple M4 Pro
Apple M4 Pro scores higher overall and wins 1 of 5 areas, but Ryzen 5 9600X still wins 1.
Apple M4 Pro
Apple · Oct 2024
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55 / 100 spec score
Higher overallArea by area
Ryzen 5 9600XApple M4 Pro
Multi-core potentialApple M4 Pro leads
Single-core potentialRyzen 5 9600X leads
Cache
Efficiency
AI acceleration
Why pick Ryzen 5 9600X
- Max boost: 5.4 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
65 W TDP
Why pick Apple M4 Pro
- Cores: 14 vs 6
- Threads: 14 vs 12
Up to 14 CPU cores
Tiebreaker
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Your pick
Apple M4 Pro
Scores 53 vs 47 on your weighting.
- Apple M4 Pro53
- Ryzen 5 9600X47
If Single-core potential mattered a bit more to you, Ryzen 5 9600X would draw level.
Full specifications
| Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M4 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Desktop | Laptop / desktop |
| Architecture | Zen 5 | Apple silicon |
| Socket | AM5 | SoC |
| Process | TSMC N4P | TSMC N3E |
| Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M4 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 14 |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| Core layout | 6 Zen 5 | 10 performance + 4 efficiency |
| Base clock | 3.9 GHz | — |
| Max boost | 5.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M4 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | 32 MB | — |
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 | LPDDR5X unified, up to 64 GB |
| Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M4 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | 65 W | — |
| Integrated graphics | AMD Radeon (2 CU) | Apple GPU, up to 20 cores |
| NPU | — | 38 TOPS |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.